Math people, quick questions

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  • Iwinyourmoney
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 04-18-07
    • 18368

    #1
    Math people, quick questions
    Real quick question.

    Ill make this simple.

    You have 20 envolopes to chose from.
    (3) envolopes each have a value of 0
    (17) envolopes each have a value of 1

    What are the odds to pick the (3) envolopes that hold 0 without picking an envolope that holds a 1
  • pico
    BARRELED IN @ SBR!
    • 04-05-07
    • 27321

    #2
    off top of my head (3/20)(2/19)(1/18)=0.09%

    could be wrong.
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    • HedgeHog
      SBR Posting Legend
      • 09-11-07
      • 10128

      #3
      one chance in 1140. Or 1139 to 1 as fair odds.

      PS Same answer as Pico, but put a different way.
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      • Justin7
        SBR Hall of Famer
        • 07-31-06
        • 8577

        #4
        Picoman is correct.
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